Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 323 Top-Grade Heavenly Spiritual Root
As night falls, the vast and boundless sky reveals a tranquil and mysterious ocean of stars, with countless starlight cascading down like waves.

High in the sky, a strangely shaped celestial ship, shrouded in a thick, bright light, sped silently and disappeared into the horizon in an instant.

On the spacious foredeck, Ling Changqing leaned against a luxurious soft couch, holding a wine cup in his hand. The jade table in front of him was filled with snacks and pastries. He enjoyed the attentive service of a group of beauties and chatted casually with them about anecdotes and interesting stories from the cultivation world.

"...This ancient spiritual treasure is quite good to use. Its flight speed is indeed fast, not inferior to the dragon clan's heavy weapons!"

As Luo Binghu spoke, her face was pure and her smile gentle. She was sitting on Ling Changqing's lap, her snow-white dress thin and transparent, revealing her exquisite and alluring body. She had also put away the Purple Thunder Hammer that she never parted with.

Ling Changqing nodded, gently stroking her smooth and firm waist: "If nothing unexpected happens on the way, we should be able to reach our destination in less than half a month."

This celestial ship came from the secret vault of the Hongmeng Temple, and under Meng Feiyu's guidance and urging, its speed of travel was indeed unparalleled.

With Ling Changqing occasionally activating the power of the Other Shore Gate to perform long-distance spatial teleportation, they had already left the territory of the Azure Radiance Continent in just three days.

Xue Qingtan covered her mouth and chuckled softly: "If my husband advances to the Nascent Soul stage, we'll probably be able to travel freely to other continents with you in the future."

"Yes, it won't be long."

Ling Changqing said that as long as he achieves the Nascent Soul stage, he can unleash the greater power of the Other Shore Infinite Gate, teleporting further away, and can activate it at least three times a day.

In this way, it would take only a few days to travel from the coastal area of ​​Yuzhou to the Hongmeng Holy Temple dojo deep in the Qinghao Continent.

At that time, it will be no problem to arrange for a group of Ling family members to cultivate there year-round, and even the family headquarters can be considered for relocation there.

By then, even if Ling Changqing's identity is exposed, there will be no need to worry too much about the reactions of those major powers.

Given the terrifying array and restrictions of the Hongmeng Holy Temple, even if they were to launch a large-scale joint attack, the cost would be unbearable.

“My husband, actually… once Doumu Immortal Palace sees the light of day again, it can also be used as a secret dojo for our family.”

As Xue Qingtan spoke, she mentioned that not long ago, she and Meng Feiyu both broke through to the Void Refinement Realm, which meant that the Ling family's high-end combat power had increased significantly.

Another benefit is that their memories of their past lives have been largely restored, allowing them to recall more information about ancient, perilous regions, cave dwellings, and temple ruins, which they can then explore for opportunities in the future.

"There's no rush, we can make arrangements later."

Ling Changqing agreed. If the situation in the cultivation world of Yuzhou were truly dire in the future, he would simply have the entire Ling family relocate and leave the Qingyao Continent. It was a decision he could make in the blink of an eye.

The celestial ship sped along, looking down from thousands of feet in the air at the vast, boundless ocean below. Due to its exaggerated depth, the seawater had turned pitch black.

On the vast ocean, islands of various shapes and sizes can be seen scattered here and there, and some of these islands have even been blessed with spiritual veins.

The sea was swept by howling winds, and towering waves, some over a hundred feet high, would occasionally surge forth, creating a terrifying and awe-inspiring sight.

Amidst the endless waves, enormous deep-sea creatures of astonishing size and varied shapes occasionally appear and disappear, inspiring fear in those who behold them.

Most of these sea creatures possess the cultivation levels of Golden Core True Persons and Nascent Soul True Monarchs, and experts at the Divine Transformation Realm are not uncommon.

Moreover, in the deepest part of that bottomless abyss, there are also powerful demon kings at the Void Refinement Realm, and a very few of them even possess the bloodline of ancient primordial species. If a few can be captured alive, they can fetch astronomical prices in the top-tier markets.

"...Husband, may I go down and play for a while before coming back?"

Beside him, Qing Si, a beautiful young woman from the Kunpeng clan, dressed in a light gold, wide-sleeved dress, with a face and features so beautiful it seemed like a dream, came closer, her voluptuous body rubbing against him as she spoke coquettishly.

Ling Changqing knew she was hungry, so he nodded: "Alright, I'll give you three hours. Remember to take it easy."

"Ok."

Qing Si cheered, hugged Ling Changqing and kissed her. Her tall, voluptuous body turned into a stream of light and disappeared from the spot.

When she reappeared, she was already in the midst of thousands of miles of waves, and under the impetus of her powerful magic, a vortex with a diameter of hundreds of miles quietly took shape.

More than twenty sea beasts, resembling giant sharks and possessing cultivation levels close to that of Nascent Soul True Monarchs, were caught off guard and swept into the suddenly appearing whirlpool. No matter how desperately they struggled, it was to no avail.

Accompanied by a series of roars and screams, after a few breaths, these unfortunate fellows had already died, and their most precious inner cores were dug out, all becoming Qing Si's food.

The Kunpeng girl has a huge appetite; her food intake at each meal is more exaggerated than all the other women combined. Even a powerful force like the nine great immortal cultivation families of Yuzhou might not be able to support her for long.

Therefore, Meng Feiyu allowed her to hunt freely in the deep ocean, killing the inner cores of high-level sea beasts to satisfy her hunger.

Therefore, whenever Qing Si went out to sea to forage, those sea fish and beasts of the third rank or above were extremely unlucky, becoming her meals in droves.

Fortunately, as long as Qing Si has a full meal, she can stay at home peacefully for months or even years. Otherwise, the sea creatures in the coastal areas of Yuzhou would surely be wiped out by her.

Above the sky, the celestial ship slowly came to a stop. Then, Bai Qingyi, Luo Binghu, and the other dragon maiden elders all rose to their feet.

"Husband, I'll go get you some inner cores too!"

Luo Binghu hugged Ling Changqing and kissed him twice, smiling as she spoke, her beautiful eyes sparkling with allure.

The deep ocean environment is the dragons' home ground. Here, high-ranking dragons have a unique advantage and can take whatever they want from the sea creatures.

A moment later, the sea, spanning tens of thousands of miles, began to churn violently like a boiling cauldron, accompanied by the sounds of fierce fighting and the radiance of various powerful supernatural abilities, spells, and magical treasures.

Soon, the blood of numerous high-level sea beasts almost stained the seawater red. Various mutilated sea creature corpses could be seen floating on the vast waves, while many more unfortunate creatures were annihilated, leaving nothing behind.

"I'm going down too..."

Before Ling Changqing could finish speaking, he was met with unanimous opposition from the women.

"This place is not like the coastal areas of Yuzhou; the unknown risks are too great. Husband, you'd better take it easy!"

Luo Qingxuan pouted coquettishly, gently stroking her slightly protruding belly with her jade-like hand.

Yes, the dragon girl who was the first to have an intimate relationship with Ling Changqing has finally become pregnant after relentlessly exploiting him day and night.

Another piece of good news is Qin Yun; as Ling Changqing predicted, both women are pregnant with daughters.

When the news spread, it naturally aroused envy, jealousy, and resentment among the concubines in the harem. In addition, they all set their sights on Ling Changqing.

If it weren't for this trip to the Azure Sea Continent, Ling Changqing estimated that he wouldn't be able to leave the inner palace for the next year and a half.

But the women in the harem were secretly determined, vowing to make this guy give them a child once this adventure and their chance encounter with immortality was over. Ling Changqing wouldn't have any peace until they had good news. They were all Daoist partners; how could he show favoritism?
"Fine, if I don't want to go down, I won't."

Ling Changqing sighed and did not insist any further.

This time, Ling Qiyue, Tang Qiuyao, Fu Yinxue, and the other women stayed behind to look after the house. Bai Qingyi, Meng Feiyu, Xue Qingtan, and the other women went out with her.

As for Qin Mengxuan, Liu Ying Ziying, Shangguan Qingying, Zi Yunxi and the other girls, they had their own matters to attend to and were not suitable to disappear for an extended period of time, so they did not come this time.

All the dragon maidens, along with the Mu and Yu families, the Liuying family, the many beauties from the Xianyin Pavilion and Luhua Palace, as well as their two daughters, Ling Shuangqin and Ling Shuanghua, have all gone out from the Epoch Star Palace. They are all currently cultivating in peace and will not show themselves unless there is something important.

Speaking of which, there are currently no fifth-order spiritual veins in the Ling family territory. Daoist partners whose cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul and Void Refinement levels usually choose to stay inside the Epoch Star Palace for a long time, since the spiritual energy inside is abundant enough.

Three hours passed quickly, and the Kunpeng girl reappeared on the foredeck, looking somewhat reluctant to leave.

"My husband, this is for you!"

With a wave of his hand, thousands of sea beast cores of varying colors and sizes, each emanating a faint aura, floated in front of Ling Changqing, ranging from the third to the fifth rank.

With her current strength approaching the peak of the Void Refinement stage, and her physical body being exceptionally powerful, even a great demon or giant monster at the peak of the Divine Transformation stage would only be able to be easily defeated by her.

Even a powerful demon king at the same Refinement Void Realm would not gain any advantage against a pure-blooded primordial alien like her; it would be good enough if he could escape unscathed.

"My wife is so kind."

Ling Changqing smiled, waved his hand, and put it away. He needed to offer his inner core as a sacrifice to exchange for more lifespan from the Epoch Star Palace.

Lifespan can be used to upgrade important skills, cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities, and even improve spiritual root aptitude.

"My husband, we still have ours!"

Then, the beautiful figures of Bai Qingyi, Luo Binghu, Luo Binglan, Luo Qingyi and other women appeared one after another, each bringing back more or less sea beast inner cores.

Ling Changqing accepted it all without hesitation.

"Here you go, take it!"

He spoke to the palace spirit deep within his sea of ​​consciousness through divine thought.

"Ok."

Gong Ling agreed, and the black and white flames, exuding a mysterious Daoist aura, enveloped the mountain of inner cores, refining them completely.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, a message emanating a mysterious Daoist aura silently emerged:
【Lord of the Star Palace of the Era: Ling Changqing】

Bone age: 143/7380

[Cultivation Level: Late Nascent Soul Stage]

"Your lifespan is almost up, Master, what are you planning to exchange for now?"

The beautiful and graceful Gong Ling asked with a smile.

Ling Changqing pondered for a moment: "Before advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, skills like alchemy and talisman-making can't be improved. Why not improve the level of body cultivation techniques and spiritual root aptitude?"

Compared to before the sacrifice, his lifespan has more than doubled, so he can now indulge himself.

"You are now not far from having a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root. If you want to achieve it in one step, you only need to spend 1,300 years of your lifespan to meet the requirements. If it is the level of the Star River Jade Pool Scripture, the cost of advancing one level is 800 years of lifespan."

Gong Ling said.

Ling Changqing glanced at it and saw that his main cultivation technique, the Star River Jade Pool Scripture, was still at the third level, and his spiritual root aptitude was only at the middle level of the Heavenly Grade.

[Body Cultivation Technique: Star River Jade Pool Scripture (Third Level) 29365/80000]

[Spiritual Roots: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth; Heavenly Grade, Medium, 37664/80000]

"Alright, let's upgrade them all!"

Ling Changqing nodded in agreement. Although he could proceed step by step, he wouldn't be coy now that he had the opportunity to achieve his goal ahead of time and enhance his cultivation.

Gong Ling said no more, and a layer of chaotic light invisible to the naked eye enveloped Ling Changqing's soul and body.

A short while later, when the chaotic light and flame disappeared, Ling Changqing's spiritual root aptitude had already become a top-grade Heavenly Rank.

[Body Cultivation Technique: Star River Jade Pool Scripture (Fourth Level) 100/100000]

[Spiritual Roots: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth; Top-Tier Heavenly Grade 100/120000]

The Star River Jade Pool Scripture has been upgraded to the fourth level, which is the limit that the Nascent Soul True Monarch level can reach. If you want to continue to upgrade, you will have to wait until you break through to the Deity Transformation realm.

The benefits of a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root are self-evident. In major powers such as the Primordial Holy Temple, the Great Xia Dynasty, and the Pure Land of the Brahma Sect, a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root is a rare and highly sought-after talent, appearing only once every few thousand years.

"Above the Heavenly Grade, there is the legendary Divine Grade spiritual root aptitude. Master, you must work hard!"

Gong Ling smiled.

"understood."

Ling Changqing said that as long as he had enough lifespan, he would be able to get what he wanted in a short time.

At this moment, on the sea surface stained with the blood of countless sea creatures, more than a dozen figures exuding a terrifying aura slowly emerged from the deep sea, including men, women, and children.

Their faces were gloomy as they stared intently at the celestial ships high in the sky.

Clearly, the previous massacre by Qing Si and the other women had thoroughly enraged these demon kings and giants who were hiding in the deep ocean, drawing them all out.

If it weren't for their high-ranking dragon status, these guys would probably have already started fighting.

(End of this chapter)